On my XP machine it's in C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories
Open a run box and enter "wordpad" to see if it's functioning. AFAIK 
it's installed by default.
Your word processing program can also open this file-save the file to 
disk, right-click it and use the "Open with" option.



Lewis c Emerson wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> I received an attachment today and the Icon looks like one used by
> Microsoft's notepad, but when I tried to open it I get an error message
> indicating that the size is too large for Notepad and would I like to
> open it in WordPad.  However, when I tried this I get another message
> indicating that there was a failure in launching WordPad.
> 
> I can't find WordPad on this machine and wonder if someone can steer me
> to a site where it might be downloaded?
> 
> Thanks - Lewis Emerson
> 
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